The SciencesOctober 13, 2015
Pop Culture Pulsar: The Science Behind Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures Album Cover
Astrophysics
Space & PhysicsOctober 6, 2015
Light from Universe’s First Stars Spotted in Hubble Photos
Astronomers have detected faint light that dates from shortly after the big bang
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The SciencesOctober 6, 2015
Physics Nobel: Neutrinos Do Have Mass
The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass
The SciencesOctober 6, 2015
Discoverers of Shape-Shifting Particles Win the Nobel Physics Prize
Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald share the 2015 award for the discovery that neutrino particles can change “flavor”—and, unexpectedly, have mass
The SciencesOctober 6, 2015
To Explain the Universe, Physics Needs a Revolution: Live Webcast Wednesday [Video]
Physicist Neil Turok will describe his vision for simpler theories in a public lecture
The SciencesOctober 6, 2015
2015 Nobel Prize in Physics
The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald for the discovery that one kind of neutrino can change into another, which shows that neutrinos have mass
The SciencesSeptember 30, 2015
Has Giant LIGO Experiment Seen Gravitational Waves?
An improbable rumor has started that the observatory has already made a discovery — but even if true, the signal could be a drill
The SciencesSeptember 24, 2015
What Edward Snowden Got Wrong about Eavesdropping on Aliens
In an off-the-cuff remark to astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, the former National Security Agency contractor suggested E.T. might send encrypted messages that humans mistake for noise
The SciencesSeptember 22, 2015
Flickering Quasar May Hold Black Holes on a Collision Course
Gravitational waves from the most promising black hole binary system candidate yet could help shine a light on how these monsters at the hearts of galaxies merge
The SciencesSeptember 16, 2015
The Milky Way's Missing Mass: Partially Found
A galactic satellite reveals where some of our galaxy's elusive material is hiding
Space & PhysicsSeptember 11, 2015
Duck-Shaped Comet Confounds Astronomers
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko’s incongruous chemical composition and shape raise questions about the origin of our solar system
EvolutionSeptember 9, 2015
Having an Existential Crisis? It Could be Worse, and Weirder
Living on a small planet in a big universe exposes us to all manner of existential problems, but what are the worst, and what are the weirdest?